Related species for the Platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus)

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• Long-beaked echidna (Zaglossus spp.)

  

  Long-beaked echidnas are egg-laying mammals, known as monotremes, a group that also includes the duck-billed platypus and the short-beaked…

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• Short-beaked echidna (Tachyglossus aculeatus)

  

  Despite its name, this spine-covered animal has a relatively elongate, slender snout. The spines are usually yellow with black tips but can…

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• Eastern long-beaked echidna (Zaglossus bartoni)

  

  A rare and curious animal, the eastern long-beaked echidna belongs to an incredibly distinct group of mammals, the monotremes. Like all…

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